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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-2500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-920 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-2500 is 783 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-920.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-920
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Performs up to 3% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-920 - 117 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-920 - $29.52 vs $90.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-920 - $0.25 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-920 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-920 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
FPS
114
97.43589743589743%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
31.645569620253163%
Price, $
$90
32%
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
117
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$29.52
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
415
70.45840407470288%
Multi-Core
1434
84.60176991150442%
Intel Core i7-920 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 2.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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